[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 21, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8020]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    BREW ACROSS AMERICA COMPETITION

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, in June, I was honored 
to kick off the fifth annual Brew Across America competition hosted by 
Anheuser-Busch.
  Brew Across America brings together Members from both sides of the 
aisle through a friendly competition to brew their own varieties in 
partnership with a bipartisan buddy.
  My partner and I, fellow Agriculture Committee member, Congressman 
Salud Carbajal, may not see eye to eye on every policy issue, but we 
can both agree to set aside our differences over a good beer.
  I invite all of my colleagues to join us, our competitors, and the 
Anheuser-Busch team tonight at Nationals Stadium to sample each of the 
bipartisan brews and help us crown a winner.
  One of the awards is a People's Choice award. To participate, 
individuals can text the name of their favorite beer to 202-980-4023 
until 7 p.m. eastern time tonight.
  The smooth functioning of democracy so often relies on finding common 
ground to solve the toughest challenges, and we all know the process of 
finding common ground demands mutual respect.
  Beer and agriculture--since it is a great agro product--go hand in 
hand, and as Republican leader of the House Agriculture Committee, I 
remind us all to thank a farmer the next time you crack open a cold 
one.

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